Host: Sam Shad

Guests:
Jill Tolles, Executive Director, Guinn Center for Policy Priorities

"When we're in that state of having to attack or defend, we're not actually using our highest brain to be able to fix the problem."

- Jill Tolles, Executive Director, Guinn Center for Policy Priorities, explains that political hostility triggers a neurological fight-or-flight response that makes productive policymaking more difficult. She says lawmakers need to engage in calmer, more thoughtful dialogue to effectively address complex issues.